NO !!! THIS IS REALLY SAD !!! IT’ S NOT FAIR for
Our Dearest Leader, Kim Hyun Joong.. KBS is already made a decision to decline this
series.. Even after 4 meeting and Media Back also replaced their screenwriters
and actors, and edited their scripts. KBS still decided that City Conquest is
not very competitive, and contains too much violence as well as other issues
unfit to air in a public broadcasting channel. This is why they made the
decision to deny it a time slot.
Aaarrrggghhh !!! I Really want to sream now !!
Kim Hyun Joong has been working hard for this series
and now what, KBS
decided to cancel this series.. Poor
Leader !! I know you must be really sad, right Hyun Joong ?? Don’t worry
Leader, we are Triple S will always support you no matter what happened T___T
“ KBS Rejected Kim Hyun
Joong’s 'City Conquest’ For So Much Violence “
KBS and Media Baek, production company of the drama City
Conquest, have entered a conflict over the reason the channel will not yield a
time slot to the drama. Media Back has been saying the channel isn′t yielding
for political reasons, while KBS has strongly denied the claims.
Media Baek said through a press release on January
31, "The executives of the KBS drama center said the reason we were not
given a time slot was because, though the quality of the drama′s content and
its business value is high, its violence does not fit the mood of the launch of
Korea′s new government."
City Conquest is about the lead Baek Mir′s fight against the social evils that
led his family to ruin.
It added, "We listened to the opinions of the executives while we tried to
reach an agreement on the issue, and replaced our screenwriters and actors, and
edited our scripts despite the loss it brought to our production costs. Soon
after, however, a new president was appointed to KBS and he replaced the drama
center executives, after which we were told through an unofficial route, as if
they were tossing us aside, that we would not be getting a time slot."
It then touched on the issue of the drama Iron King, saying, "The issue of
the drama Iron King, which sparked much debate before the Presidential elections
last year, has been brought up again in the time slot discussions, showing that
[the channel] is trying too hard to show its loyalty to the new government.
City Conquest′s deadline to get a time slot was to last through 2013, but the
sudden new decisions that were made at the first meeting with the new
executives show that KBS is being tyrannical. We also wish to question whether
the new executives of the drama center are qualified to work for KBS, which is
supposed to be a public broadcasting system."
Iron King had previously been pitched into a giant controversy regarding its
subject matter, as it seemed the drama would glorify former President Park
Chung Hee, the father of current President-elect Park Geun Hye, as its story
unravelled.
Media Baek then added that the drama had already signed a contract to be sold
at a hefty amount to Japan, and that it was expected to draw more profit and
attention from a variety of countries around the world, supporting the
competitive edge the drama has.
KBS soon answered the press release with a notice
of its own, posting its stance on its official webpage.
The channel said, "We have held four meetings regarding the issue of City
Conquest, and looked over it with care. We have continuously asked the drama
for feedback on its quality, following our decision to wait before giving it a
time slot."
It added, "After looking through the recent scenario and plot, however, we
have decided that it is not very competitive, and contains too much violence as
well as other issues unfit to air in a public broadcasting channel. This is why
we made the decision to deny it a time slot."
KBS then mentioned that in an initial document handed to the producers, which
showed KBS intended to allot a time slot to the drama, it was specifically
stated that a time slot would be denied if the script turned out to be
uncompetitive. It added it would take strict measures against the claims taken
up on the part of Media Baek that defamed the channel.
City Conquest stars Kim Hyun Joong, and is based on a Korean manga of the same
title.
Photo credit: Media Baek
Credit : enewsworld.mnet.com
Indonesia Translation :
“ KBS
Menolak City
Conquest karena Mengandung Banyak Unsur Kekerasan “
Seperti yang sudah dikabarkan sebelumnya, City
Conquest terancam tidak akan ditayangkan di beberapa chanel televisi besar
karena alasan biaya produksi yang
terlalu mahal. Namun baru-baru ini kejadian tersebut ternyata membuahkan
konflik antara perusahaan produksi drama (Media Baek) dengan salah satu saluran
televisi Korea yaitu KBS.
KBS dan Media Baek, rumah Produksi yang memproduksi
City Conquest, sedang menghadapi konflik karena tidak diberikannya jam tayang
oleh pihak stasiun televisi. Media Baek berkata bahwa KBS tidak memberikan hak
siarnya karena disebabkan oleh isu Politik, sementara itu pihak KBS menyangkal
dan mengatakan bahwa masalah ini tidak ada hubungannya dengan isu Politik,
melainkan lebih kepada biaya produksi.
Dilansir dari enews, melalui siaran pers pada tanggal 31 Januari Media Baek
mengatakan, "Para Pejabat KBS
mengatakan alasan drama kami tidak diberikan jam tayang adalah karena,
kekerasan yang tidak sesuai dengan iklim politik di Korea sekarang, meskipun
kualitas konten dan nilai bisnis dari drama ini tinggi"
Mereka menambahkan "Kami sudah
mendengarkan pendapat para pejabat eksekutif, kami juga sudah mencoba untuk
mencapai kesepakatan masalah dengan menggantikan penulis skenario, aktor,
naskah dan cerita diedit meskipun harus menanggung kerugian biaya produksi.
Setelah itu ternyata Presiden baru yang diangkat KBS yang menggantikan bagian
pusat eksekutif drama, seolah-olah telah melempar kita dan kita tidak akan
diberikan jam tayang lagi"
Pihak Media Baek kemudian membandingkan City Conquest dengan drama sebelumnya
Iron King yang mempunyai cerita hampir sama memiliki banyak sentimen kepada
pemerintahan namun bisa ditayangkan di Korea. Meskipun sebelumnya juga
sama, drama Iron King menuai kontroversi tentang alur ceritanya yang penuh
intrik politik.
Mendengar pernyataan dari Media Baek, pihak KBS langsung menjawab melalui
halaman website mereka. Mereka mengatakan "Kami sudah mengadakan pertemuan empat mata tentang masalah City
Conquest, dan mendiskusikannya dengan hati-hati. Kami terus-menerus meminta
umpan balik pada kualitas sebelum memberikan slot waktu. Setelah melihat
melalui skenario dan plot, kami memutuskan bahwa drama itu sangat tidak
kompetitif, berisi terlalu banyak kekerasan serta isu-isu lain yang tidak layak
ditayangkan untuk umum. Ini adalah alasan kenapa kita membuat keputusan untuk
menolak slot waktu tayang"
KBS kemudian menyebutkan bahwa dalam dokumen awal yang diberikan kepada
produsen juga berisi pernyataan bahwa slot waktu akan ditolak jika script tidak
kompetitif. Mereka juga menegaskan akan mengambil tindakan yang tegas terhadap
klaim yang diambil oleh Media Baek terhadap pernyataan mereka.
City Conquest di bintangi oleh Kim Hyun Joong dan diangkat dari Manga Korea dengan judul yang sama.
